Sunday, January 31, 2010

Last week I promised that I would share with you other photo albums that I have made. These make wonderful gifts for many different occasions. I posted HERE what type of album I start off with. Once you have the album just let your creative imagination start to work. Below are a few different albums I have made.

When my son was turning sixteen, I can't tell you how many "Sweet Sixteen Parties"he was invited to for the girls he knew. I was looking for a unique idea while trying to be frugal. The girls really liked them.....

This was the inside of the album. I put the bible verse

Ephesians 2:10 inside of the album.

This album was a baby gift for a friend's daughter who just had a baby girl. I just love making anything that is PINK! Isn't the little poem on the front of the album so sweet?

Here's a sweet saying for the inside of the book....

This album was for a 70th birthday party....

I love the clock design and saying. I thought it was perfect for the occasion.

The inside of the album....

When my son graduated high school we were invited to many graduation parties for his friends. I decided to make the boys these albums to hold all their graduation pictures.

Here's the matching gift bag I made to put the album in....

Click on the photo to read the poem.

I have so many photos and I love to keep them in little treasured albums. Next time you have a special occasion think about making a one of a kind photo album to give as a gift. Whoever you give it to will surely know that it is a "Creation From Your Heart".

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Over the years I have missed the opportunity of making girly things, being that I have two sons. When I found out my nephew was having a baby girl I couldn't wait to begin creating some PINK girly things for my new Great Niece. PINK Saturday is the perfect time to share my new creation with you. Last week I shared with you the engagement photo album I made. I posted what type of photo album I purchased to make this book. You can view the informaion HERE. Many of you wrote to me saying that you would like to make one for a baby. So let me share this with you...

I used a few different designs and shades of Pink ribbon . A pocket that has some buttons is used to hold the decorative tag.

I love the PINK and Green colors. What a great color combination for a sweet little baby book. A pearl button and some rhinestones differently make this a girly book.

The ribbons that are used to tie the album shut are attached with buttons with a rhinestone in the center. The inside of the book was decorated with a bible verse.

This is one of my favorite bible verses. I love to add it to any of my baby gifts.

If you love the color PINK, pop on over to Cottage Dreamer, I found the most wonderful PINK pincushion. Now that is girly and it's PINK!

Thanks for stopping by. I am working on a few other albums I'd love for you to stop by this week to see them. I;ll be linking this post to ...

Monday, January 18, 2010

Dawn over at the Feathered Nest has some beautiful toutorials that can be purchased. When I got these from her I decided to add something to her original design. I love taking a Wonderful Idea and adding a bit of my own flair to it.... Have you ever done that? If you are someone who loves to create, I think you know exactly what I am saying. I wanted to share with you how I took an unique idea, and added just a bit of embellishment to it.

I had added some crystal candlesticks to my pincushions which you can see HERE. I liked the look and decided to add them to the fairy jars. I added a wonderful button to just finish off the look.

Isn't she the sweetest thing.....

I would have never thought of making a Fairy Jar until I saw Dawn's tutorial on her blog. Now with the few embellishments I have a new look. Many of us do not come up with the original idea. It's exciting to think of ways to take a unique and make it our own! Thanks for visiting. Stop by the following links to see many creative ideas. I'll be posting this to...

Friday, January 15, 2010

Funky Junk Interiors has reached 1000 followers and she is having a week of giveaways.....

I'm so pleased to be a part of this party. For those of you who are first time visitors to my blog, I'm Sherry and I am a wife and mother of two teenage boys. I own a custom window treatment business and teach classes on how to create many of my unique designs. I would love to share with you some of the things I enjoy creating. Stop by and view some of my classes and creations @

My passion is all about home decorating & creating unique decorative designs that can be used as home accessories or a gift for someone to treasure.

Here are a few of my designs...

....A Chic apron that every girl would love to wear....

....A wreath that says, "WELCOME"

I Love to create a wonderful setting for all my guests who come to visit....

...A White Winter Wonderland Christmas Tree....

I also have an Etsy shop with my custom pincushions for sale. Stop by HERE to visit my shop. These are two of my most current designs.

This sweet pincushion is made out of a teapot and spoon which is embellished with a button and rhinestone. This would be the perfect Valentine Gift for someone special.

The pincushion is made from a vintage baby shoe and is embellished with ribbons, buttons and rhinestones. Be sure to stop by my Etsy shop to view all my pincushions. In addition to pincushions I have added some beautiful journals with matching giftbags that be a gift to treasure.

So, let's begin the party!

Below are two PINK choices for you to choose from for this giveaway. I chose PINK because of Pink Saturday...CHOICE #1

"Polka Dot Pleasure"

A sweet pincushion that is created from a vintage teacup & saucer. The saucer has a decorative spoon attached. The teacup and saucer is attached to a glass candlestick.

CHOICE #1

"Polka Dot Pleasure"

Here's a view of the pretty bow with the pins adorned with buttons.

CHOICE #2

"Sweet Roses"

A sweet pincushion that is created from a vintage teacup & saucer. The saucer has a decorative spoon attached. The teacup and saucer is attached to a glass candlestick.

CHOICE #2

"Sweet Roses"

Here's another view of the pretty bow and pins adorned with buttons.

I'm so glad you dropped by! Have fun at the party and thanks for coming my way. If you'd like read about by latest decorating tips and view the newest "Creations From My Heart" as I share them on my blog. I would love for you to visit again. Please feel free to sign up to follow me! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you again! Now head on back to Funky Junk and leave your comment there on your selection for your chance to win! Good Luck.

Sunday, January 10, 2010

It's amazing how a simple item can be transformed into a wonderful keepsake. This weekend I needed to make an engagement gift. Just by starting off with an inexpensive album that I picked up at Michaels, I was able to make a gift that will hold treasured photos of the newly engaged couple. This album holds one hundred and forty 4"x6" photos. The album itself is 5"x 6.5".

Here the album ....

Now here is the finished gift.....

I embellish the album with some of my favorite gold paint and a nice BIG bow to help to keep the album shut.

The project only required 3 pieces of 12x12 scrapbook paper, some ribbon, and a few embellishments.

I used a shiny silver button and added a vintage pearl earring to the center of the button.

Here's a closer look...

This was a beautiful ribbon that had a flocked design. I added a few tiny rhinestones for some glam. What bride doesn't like a little bling?

The inside of the album contains on of my favorite bible verse. The tiny flowers and rhinestones just add a little sparkle.

The matching gift bag has the same bible verse as the album. I added some silk flowers with some shed that sparkled and a rhinestone placed in the center of the flower. It's the perfect touch to hold this little treasure.

I love to give gifts that I have created. It's always a special treasure when it is a gift that was a

Saturday, January 9, 2010

It'sPINK Saturday and I'm going to share with you something PINK .....

Today I made a trip to Joann Fabrics to purchase some fabric for an apron I was working on. It was quite busy and as I stood in line to get the fabric cut, I noticed the new Somerset Life magazine that was on the shelf. I decided to flip through it and boy was I surprised..... At first it my brain did not register. I quietly said to myself, " Boy that looks like one of my letters". Guess what? It was one of my creations. There it was on page 71. I was unaware that Somerset was publishing it in the newest addition of the Somerset Life Magazine. I couldn't stop smiling. I was about to do my "HAPPY DANCE" right there in the store, but I just decided to purchase the magazine and take it home and celebrate in the privacy of my home!

It was a two page spread in Somerset Life Magazine....

Here's the first page.....

and it's PINK!

Page #2.....

More PINK!

What a wonderful unexpected surprise. It put a smile on my face for the remainder of the day. The magazine has so many wonderful pictures and articles by so many creative people. You can purchase it at Joann Fabrics, Michaels and Barnes & Noble. If you love pretty things you'll love this publication!

Monday, January 4, 2010

It's "Do It Yourself Day" and what am I doing today??? I've spent the day starting to take down all the Christmas decorations. I think it's worse taking them down then puttting them up. It's alwasy fun starting to put up all the decorations, because I look forward to Christmas. So before I take everything down, I thought I would take a few photos and share them with you. The pictures I took in the previous posts were taken at night and I was having trouble with the lighting so I decided to take a some photos during the day.

...ENJOY...

My Tree in the living room.... This was the first year I added the gold fern with the star.

I've had this same family photo in the tree for the past 10 years....

This is my oldest son, 10 years ago. I love the combination of the red glitter ribbon, gold bulbs and poinsettias.

My snowman tree in the kitchen...

Love the tree topper...."Snowmen For Sale"

I've incorporated lots of large snowman into the tree. You don't always have to use ordinary ornaments...

I made this snowman years ago. He sits right next to the snowman tree.

My tinsel tree with photos from my husband and my childhood....

The mantel over the fireplace...

I love to hang the different beaded garland from the mantel...

To me angels are a big part of Christmas. These are one of my favorite decorations.

I picked this beaded garland at Michaels this year. I decided to wrap it around the candles that sit on top of the angels.

This santa has been part of our Christmas decorations for many years. Every year he sits right in front of the fireplace.

Here's another santa that sits quietly on the side table.

Can you tell I love santa! Here's another one on a foyer table.

I picked this large glitter ball and glitter garland up last year. The ball was sold as an ornament, but I just set it in a vase.

The barker's rack in my kitchen all decorated....

Another photo from years ago. I just love to see photos of the boys when they were small.

More snowmen and Santas!

My rooster sits here all year long with the "Bless all who Enter" sign. I just added some Christmas decorations to make it a bit more festive

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The light that hangs over the kitchen table....

I added some garland to the light fixture.

I also tied some ornaments onto the light with some pretty Christmas ribbon.

I made this arrangement last year. The light is glued onto of a piece of styrofoam that I attached to an old book. I added Christmas greens and berries. I leave it on throughout the Christmas Season.

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I am a married to a wonderful husband and a mother of two active teenage boys who keep me busy. God has blessed me with a wonderful family and I praise him for that. I am a girly girl and am out numbered by the males in my house. I have a home based custom drapery and design business. I started sewing when I was 10. Now I enjoy sewing for my home and sewing aprons,purses and other craft projects. I always have a craft project or house project in the works at all times.I also enjoy scrapbooking,making
handmade cards and journals.I never feel as if there is enough time in everyday to do everything that I enjoy!